Meteorite

With this lesson we start a new series which aims to develop your skills in question answering in Russian.

Listen to the short text and try to understand it. After that you will be asked a few questions about what you have heard. There will be a pause after each question in order to give you some time to work out the answer. Try to give a complete and detailed answer. After that, we’ll repeat all the questions and give you the answers.

Remember, that there are several ways to answer these questions, we give you just possible examples.

The topic of today’s lesson is an article which was published some time ago in mass-media. The full transcript of this lesson with questions and possible answers you can find on our site.

The rock, which pierced the roof of the house of the Norwegian Thomassen family, turned out to be a real meteor, flying to the Earth a great distance from outer space. The meteor was discovered at the Thomassen’s house on March 12, 2012, at their return after their long absence.

“This is a very happy family” – said a researcher from the Paris Institute of Astrophysics, forgetting about the damage to the roof of the house of this family. Although, such small things – that the roof was damaged – will probably not interest scholars when speaking about the entire find, and how it is a real fragment of a cosmic meteorite.

In all of history, in Norway, as in all the other Scandinavian countries, meteorites are very rarely found. Since 1848 all of 14 of them have been found with extreme difficulty. It is possible that the Thomassen family is actually very lucky that no one was home when the meteor broke through the roof of their abode.

Вопросы (Questions)

1. В какой стране произошло событие, о котором рассказывается в статье?1. In which country did the event described in the article happen?

2. Когда семья обнаружила метеорит?2. When did the family discover the meteor?

3. Как метеорит попал в дом?3. How did the meteor get in the house?

4. Сколько весит этот метеорит?4. How much did this meteorite weigh?

5. Что сказал исследователь из парижского института астрофизики про эту семью?5. What did the researcher from the Paris Institute of Astrophysics say about this family?

6. Сколько всего в Норвегии было найдено метеоритов?6. How many meteorites in all have been discovered in Norway?